Welcome to SoilModels

SoilModels is a platform aimed at promoting the use of advanced geotechnical modelling techniques in daily geotechnical practice. It has been established in 2007 as soilmodels.info project, and converted to an interactive membership site in 2017. It provides, free of charge, tools supporting modelling workflow of geotechnical engineer, starting with selection of appropriate material model, its parameter determination (including fully automatic calibration tool), providing model plugins for various finite element packages and providing a platform to discuss potential issues with other members of SoilModels community. Join us now to boost your expertise and to stimulate progress of our profession.

SoilModels provides the following main functionalities to support geotechnical modelling workflow:

First, users can select appropriate material model from the Constitutive Models Database. Constitutive models, which are either fully docummented, or whose implementation is available including the source code, are eligible for listing in SoilModels database.

Subsequently, users can calibrate the model using software from Calibration Software Database to find simulation parameters or to simply test whether it provides sufficiently good predictions considering the purpose. SoilModels provides for its users fully automatic calibration tool, along with other element test drivers for manual calibration.

Each constitutive model profile page contains list of Finite Element Codes offering this model. These models may be either available internally in the code, or through user-defined plugins, available to SoilModels users for free download.

Finally, SoilModels provides a platform for discussing advanced modelling techniques and other profession-relevant topics with other members of the community. SoilModels is a membership site with two membership levels: Members and Consultants. Anyone registering to SoilModels becomes a Member after account approval, can post into the open Forum and download software codes. Any Member account is automatically upgraded to Consultant status once the Member profile card is fully completed. Consultants can be contacted privately through the soilmodels interface by other Members of the community.

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